Transcript
Toggle Index/Transcript View Switch.
Index
Search this Index
X
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:24 - Background of Rabbi Hyatt's Life in Europe

Play segment

Partial Transcript: Rabbi Hyatt came to the United States in 1922 from Lithuania with his whole family

00:01:36 - Reasons for Immigration to Superior 00:02:09 - Family Name Changes 00:03:42 - Reasons for Family's Immigration to Superior 00:04:30 - Background of Uncle Zalman Yehuda Leib Weinstein

Play segment

Partial Transcript: First member of the family to settle in Superior, brother to Alex's paternal grandmother, Zalman in the cattle dealing business

00:07:58 - Grandfather's Occupation 00:08:36 - Background of Rabbi Hyatt's Mother 00:09:09 - Background of Rabbi Hyatt's Father and Family 00:12:21 - Knowledge of Synagogue in the 1920s while he Studied in New York 00:12:50 - Jewish Population of Superior and Jewish Leadership in the Synagogue Structure 00:13:46 - Grandparents' Home 00:16:06 - Father's Sister Bluma 00:18:22 - Father Taught Talmud Classes 00:19:53 - How Observant the Community was of Religious Practices 00:20:42 - First Religious Services in Superior and the Construction of Synagogues 00:23:25 - Attendance at the Synagogue, Women Participation and “Minyan”. 00:24:33 - Types of Jewish Businesses in Superior 00:24:52 - End of Tape One Side One 00:24:56 - Introduction Tape One Side Two 00:25:08 - Background of Other Synagogue in Superior 00:26:37 - Synagogue School and Teachers 00:27:53 - Arnovich Family 00:28:49 - Jewish Organizations in Superior 00:30:00 - Superior Gentile Community and Jewish Community's Relationships with Gentiles 00:32:19 - Wealthy Jews in Superior and their Businesses

Play segment

Partial Transcript: Most Jewish immigrants were poor upon arrival but worked hard and some achieved great wealth

00:32:53 - The Mikveh 00:34:36 - Early Impressions of Superior